Letter from James B. Lackey to Harold L. Moody (July 28, 1966)
Alternative Title
Letter from Lackey to Moody (July 28, 1966)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Lakes--Florida
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Algae
Sewage--United States
Description
A letter from James B. Lackey, a water and waste biological consultant, to Harold L. Moody, the River Fishery Project Leader at the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, discussing water samples from Lake Apopka in Florida. Lackey, a retired University of Florida professor, was hired by Lake and Orange counties to study water quality in Lake Apopka and the Harris Chain of Lakes. In the letter, Lackey describes the samples as representing highly over-fertilized water, and expects annual fish kills on Lake Apopka if the fertilizer loading from the Zellwood farms is not stopped.
Creator
Lackey, James B.
Source
Photocopy of original typewritten letter from James B. Lackey to Harold L. Moody, July 28, 1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1966-07-28
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied typewritten letter from James B. Lackey to Harold L. Moody, July 28, 1966.
Is Part Of
Binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1-page typewritten letter on James B. Lackey and Elsie W. Lackey letterhead
Memorandum from Leesburg Fisheries Experiment Station to John W. Woods (May 28, 1964)
Alternative Title
Memo from Leesburg Station to Woods (May 28, 1964)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pesticides--United States
Fishing--Florida
Fish
DDT (Insecticide)
Insecticides--United States
Pollution--Florida
Sports--Florida
Description
A memorandum from the Leesburg Fisheries Experiment Station to John W. Woods, the Chief of Fisheries Division for the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. The memo discusses a recent report by Joe E. Burgess for the Florida State Board of Health. The author of the memo disagrees with several findings of the State Board of Health report and discusses inconsistencies in the wording of the report.
Creator
Leesburg Fisheries Experiment Station
Source
Photocopy of original 2-page typewritten memorandum from Leesburg Fisheries Experiment Station to John W. Woods, May 28, 1964: Binder 1964, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1964-05-28
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied 2-page typewritten memorandum from Leesburg Fisheries Experiment Station to John W. Woods, May 28, 1964.
Is Part Of
Binder 1964, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
Letter from Harold L. Moody to James B. Lackey (July 22,1966)
Alternative Title
Letter from Moody to Lackey (July 22, 1966)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Lakes--Florida
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Pesticides--United States
Fishing--Florida
Fish
Description
A letter from Harold L. Moody, River Fishery Project Leader for the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, to James B. Lackey. Lackey was hired by Lake County and Orange County to study water quality in Lake Apopka and the Ocklawaha River in Florida. Moody's letter discusses his collecting of water samples, which he had sent to Lackey for examination. The samples were collected after fish kills on the lake. Moody states both kills were associated with discharge from the Winter Garden sewage treatment plant.
Creator
Moody, Harold L.
Source
Photocopy of original typewritten letter from Harold L. Moody to James B. Lackey, July 22,1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1966-07-22
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied typewritten letter from Harold L. Moody to James B. Lackey, July 22, 1966.
Is Part Of
Binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
"About the FWC." Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://myfwc.com/about/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1-page typewritten letter on State of Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission letterhead
Letter from Harold L. Moody to J. W. Woods (April 24, 1967)
Alternative Title
Letter from Moody to Woods (April 24, 1967)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Description
A letter from Harold L. Moody, fisheries biologist with the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, to J. W. Woods, Chief of Fisheries for the commission. The letter describes a fish kill first observed on April 23, 1967, by Dewey Smith, and later investigated by Moody. In the letter, Moody reports a large kill of mostly shad and catfish, with citrus processing waste present in the surrounding water.
Creator
Moody, Harold L.
Source
Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten letter from Harold L. Moody to J. W. Woods, April 24, 1967: binder 1967, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1967-04-24
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied typewritten letter from Harold L. Moody to J. W. Woods, April 24, 1967.
Is Part Of
Binder 1967, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2-page typewritten letter on Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission letterhead
A newspaper article published in <em>The Oviedo Voice</em> on September 16, 2004. The article discusses an Oviedo City Council meeting and a number of resolutions to be considered at the meeting. The resolutions dealt with a surplus of 1989 Duplex American Eagle fire Engines, Commercial Solid Waste Franchise Agreements with three contractors, and the Twin Rivers-Alafaya Woods Neighborhood Improvement District. The article continues onto page 6 of the newspaper, which is currently unavailable.
Creator
Scoles, Darla Kinney
Source
Original newspaper article: "Meeting Squeezed In Between Storms." The Oviedo Voice, Vol. XIV, No. 38, September 16, 2004, page 1: Private Collection of Edwin White and Carolyn White.
Publisher
The Oviedo Voice
Date Created
ca. 2004-09-16
Date Copyrighted
2004-09-16
Date Submitted
2004-09-16
Contributor
White, Edwin
White, Carolyn
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Meeting Squeezed In Between Storms." The Oviedo Voice, Vol. XIV, No. 38, September 16, 2004, page 1.
Robison, Jim. Around Oviedo. 2012.; "History." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper article
]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5226The Tallahassee News detailing the May 1962 fish kills on Lake Apopka. Two fish kills occurred within three days, killing an estimated three million pounds of gizzard and threadfin shad. Water samples were sent to the Florida State Board of Health for testing. The kills are believed to be a result of a combination of various pollutions, including pesticide from aerial spraying, fertilizer run-off, and waste discharge from sewage plants and citrus processing.]]>2017-05-12T17:39:00+00:00
Dublin Core
Title
The Tallahassee News Release, June 1962
Alternative Title
Lake Apopka Fish Kill News Release
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pesticides--United States
Fishing--Florida
DDT (Insecticide)
Pollution--Florida
Parathion
Sewage--United States
Citrus fruit industry--Florida
Florida. State Board of Health
Description
A news release from The Tallahassee News detailing the May 1962 fish kills on Lake Apopka. Two fish kills occurred within three days, killing an estimated three million pounds of gizzard and threadfin shad. Water samples were sent to the Florida State Board of Health for testing. The kills are believed to be a result of a combination of various pollutions, including pesticide from aerial spraying, fertilizer run-off, and waste discharge from sewage plants and citrus processing.
Source
Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten press release, June 1962: The Tallahassee News, Tallahassee, Florida: binder 1962, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
Transcript
TALLAHASSEE NEWS RELEASE
June, 1962
More than 3 million pounds of gizzard and threadfin shad are dead in Lake Apopka today according to Bob Peavy and Harold Moody, Fishery Biologists for the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. The massive fish kill has involved very few game fishes so far. However, the mortality is still progressing and it is feared that dead game fishes will increase as the situation continues,
Commission biologists began their investigation on Thursday May 16th when the first massed fish kill was observed. They noted a second kill of very large proportions on Sunday May 19th. Water samples were collected and tests made to diagnose the trouble. Other samples were sent to the laboratory of the State Board of Health in Winter Haven. Personnel of that agency are cooperating with the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission in the investigation.
The situation was caused by a change in the water conditions. It is believed that change has been gradually brought about as the interrelated result of the materials which man has been introducing into the lake over a period of years, combined with the low water level at which Lake Apopka has been maintained.
Introduced materials include fertilizers from groves and vegetable farms, effluents from sewage disposal and citrus processing plants, and insecticides sprayed from the air.
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission officials emphasize that the condition is serious, and that a large kill of gamefishes is possible.
They recommend that steps be taken to insure water levels in Lake Apopka. Discharge of wastes should be curtailed, and an introduction of insecticides discontinued.
Undesirable Factors Cited in Report of 'The Big Pond', Lake Apopka; 1962-1964
Alternative Title
Undesirable Factors Cited in Report of Lake Apopka
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pesticides--United States
Fishing--Florida
Insecticides--United States
Pollution--Florida
Description
A newspaper article discussing a Florida State Board of Health report regarding the condition of Lake Apopka, Florida. The report examines various contributions to the pollution of the lake and makes recommendations towards the cleanup process.
Source
Photocopy of original newspaper article: "Undesirable Factors Cited in Report of 'The Big Pond', Lake Apopka; 1962-1964": Binder 1964, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1964-06-31
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1964-06-31
Date Issued
ca. 1964-06-31
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied newspaper article: "Undesirable Factors Cited in Report of 'The Big Pond', Lake Apopka; 1962-1964."
Is Part Of
Binder 1964, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.